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It means that the job you did is no longer necessary for the company for whom you worked. Either the job moved to another state (outsourced), was eliminated or phased out (downsized), is no longer necessary because of slowing of business, or you have been politely fired.

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Q: What does it mean to be laid off from a job?
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If you were laid off your last job why should you put on job application?

Do you mean "what" should you put on app? You put Laid off. You put "seasonal layoff" or "slow business." If you mean "why" - because they need to know what experience you have.


Laid off or laid off?

The correct spelling is "laid off". This term is used when an employee is dismissed or let go from their job by their employer.


If a was laid off from job A and took job B for three days but the work conditions and the pay were not comparable to job A can I quit and still collect unemployment?

Probably not since you've been laid off and you got another job. That tells the government that you're eligible for another job even if you got laid off.


What is it called to lose your job?

If you loose your job you are fired, or laid off depending on the situation


If you have two full time jobs in New Jersey and was laid off one of them could you get unemployment for that job that laid you off?

Having a job automatically disqualifies you from receiving unemployment benefits.


You quit the job a and got job b where you were laid off after five months. Are you qualify for an unemployment?

yes.


How do you say your position ended or job closed?

either you were "fired" or "laid off"


Fired from a job?

No. I wasn't fired. I have just been laid off due to economic hard times and the company that laid me off is going through them pretty hard.


Is there a job training program for people who have been laid off?

My suggestion is to check with your state unemployment office. They have access to many resources for those who have been laid off.


When asked on a job application whether you have ever been dismissed from a job does that include being laid off?

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Which is correct laid-off or laid off?

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Can a company place a ad for your job if you were laid off due to lack of work?

Yes they can.